San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-01-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(Frcm Our Regular correspondent.0
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3, 1887.

The great annual leveo at the
White House llast Saturday passed
off pleasantly to both hostand guests.
Legislators and officials, judiciary
and diplomats, soldiers and sailors,
veterans and civilians, old age and
youth, wealth and poverty, fame and
obscurity, aristocracy and democracy,
came, as usual, to pay respects and
express good wishes to the Chief
Magistrate.
Without the mansion the scene
was bleak and slushy and cold, al
though the weather predictions had
done all IN their power to make it
bright. But within everything was
cheerful enough. All the State
apartments were thrown open and
were ablaze with gus jets, and bloom
ing with flowers. One thousand
trees and pots of plants had been
brought from the conservatory for
decoration.
As the President was just recover
ing from another RI, ':atic attack
which had kept him prisoner formore
than week, it was thought he would
not be able to endure the whole or
deal of the three hours of handshak-
ing, but would be compelled to retire
from fatigue before the reception was
over. His condition WAS the cause
OF much solicitude on the part OF
Mrs. Cleveland and the Cabinet Off
GERS, who wanted him to remain seat
ed during the intervals between the
reception of the various bodies. He
would not yield to their wishes, how
ever, but stood up to his task brave
ly until tho last, though he was very
tired.
After the officials had passed
the public was received, and visitors
then came in, from actual count. ut
the rate of 800 to every ten minutes.
The throng soon became dense inside
the mansion. The Blue Room, in
which the receiving party stood, be-
came suffocatingly warm and the
perspiration rolled from the Presi-
dents face in streams. The corridors
were choked with people, and before
the police could induce them to move
into tho East Room, some ladies
tainted
This was the first time since 1881
when a presidents wife has appeared
ut n New Years reception in the
White House, and the first in thirty
years since Democratic Presidents
wife has presided there. 1857 being
the last year that President and Mrs.
Pierce were at the Executive M IN
sion. Consequently the pleasure ex-
pressed at having Mrs. Cleveland
there is not matter of surprise.
The elderly Senator from Vermont,
Mr. Morrill,, who is, of course, a Re-
publican, expressed his approval Of
Mrs. Cleveland in the following char
acteristic WY. Said he: "While
there is difference of opinion as to
those holding some of the places the
President has filed by appointment
the vacancy he had chosen to fill by
the selection of lady to preside Mt
the White House is acceptable to
every one"
When this was repeated to the
President he said cordially, Il am
glad they did not try TO thwart me
in that" You did not ask the adj
vice and consent of the Senate in
that matter" suggested lady pres
ent. NO, indeed, didn't ej,cula-
ted Mr. Cleveland, as if very thank
ful that the Constitution OF the Uni
ted States did notmake it itobligatory.
Congress will convene again to-
morrow. Since it adjourned for the
holidays, General Logan's death has
made the Illinois Senatorship sub
iect of interesting speculation. lt1s
REGARDED as matter OF considerable
importance, for the reason that who
ever receives the complimentary vote
of the Democratic members OF the
Illinois Legislature will naturally be-
come a conspicuous figure OF his par
ty two years hence, in case the Dem
ocrats should then control the Legis-
/ lature.
1t is too early to say what effect
the death Of General Logan viii have
upon his prty, but the opinion is
freely expressed here that the Rspub-
lican organization of Illinois will be
seriously broken by the loss Of its
trusted leader. SO much so as 10 rem
der the capture of the state by the
Democrats, at the next election, more
than probable. BY that time it will
be thirty yeap since an Illinois dem
ocrat was elected to the Unitel States
Senate and the scramble for the place,
with the slightest chances Of success,
would BE- unprecedented.
Tie Ner Year briDgs CAlsndars by ths
score. but Hoods Household Caiendar-Ai
marae j. literally had and shouldsrs'
above all Others. The beautiful child's lace.
in colo-s. uiu o-uaueni nv home Tor ths
-vl.r.is a Tss1. ar5d all Constantly grou u